(MedPage Today) -- If I learned anything from Star Wars, it's that robots are terrible obstetricians. In "Revenge of the Sith," Padme's labor is managed by some maladroit machine, its...

(MedPage Today) -- New randomized trial results showed that a ketogenic diet added to drug therapy had antidepressant effects in patients with treatment-resistant depression. For the primary endpoint, depression severity...

Nasal sprays target flu viruses at their main point of entry into the bodyTatiana Maksimova/Getty Images An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA removed a webpage that warned consumers about potentially dangerous products and therapies marketed as autism treatments. An archived version of the page said the agency...

Venous thromboembolism is associated with worse survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma receiving perioperative therapy, new data show. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/vte-during-pancreatic-cancer-care-linked-worse-survival-2026a10003l4?src=rss Author : Publish date...

Missed warning signs and communication barriers mean cancer is often diagnosed late in people with learning disabilities. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-cancer-missed-learning-disability-care-2026a10003l0?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-02-04...

A herd of caribou outside Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, in the spring migrationKATIE ORLINSKEY FrostlinesNeil Shea, Picador (UK, 12 February) Ecco Publishing (US, available now) IN SO far as those of...

Bella Hadid smoulders terrifyingly as Ruby in The BeautyPhilippe Antonello/FX The BeautyRyan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, Disney+/FX The intentions and limitations of The Beauty (Disney+/FX), the new series from TV...

How can I trust that my information will be safe? That’s the question I hear as a young Black doctor working in clinical research when I speak to Black African...

Cornflowers and poppies were once seen as “troublesome weeds”Heather Drake/Alamy One of the most common claims in traditional gardening lore is that weeds only grow in poor soil. Improve the...

“Space travel is the setting but not the heart of the Star Trek franchise” … A scene from Star Trek: Deep Space NineEverett Collection Inc/Alamy To live in the US...

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Sebastião Salgado’s photo of the South Sandwich Islands, taken in 2009Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado became famous for his portraits of humans struggling to survive in an unjust and violent world....

No tour of the cosmos is complete without a description of black holesMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A Brief History of UniverseSarah Alam Malik, Simon & Schuster (UK, 12 February) William...

Ralph Fiennes in 28 Years Later: The Bone TempleSony Pictures You wait decades for another sequel to Danny Boyle’s virus-based horror classic 28 Days Later and then two come along....

Few areas of healthcare have been the subject of more hype, and achieved less genuine good, than personalised medicine. Companies are eager to track your biomarkers or supply a personalised...

Meditation and a low dose of the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT had very similar effects on a spiritual teacherjaniecbros/Getty Images A master meditator has spent 15 years learning to quiet his sense...

Meditation and a low dose of the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT had very similar effects on a spiritual teacherjaniecbros/Getty Images A master meditator has spent 15 years learning to quiet his sense...

The female pelvis may become too narrow for vaginal childbirth, meaning that caesareans could become the only option for delivering babies. At least, that’s the claim made by a research...

An artist’s representation of qubits in the Quantum Twins simulatorSilicon Quantum Computing An unprecedently large quantum simulator could shed light on how exotic, potentially useful quantum materials work and help...